Boulder’s coyote-hazing program is ending with more of a whimper than a bark, the result of fewer sightings or encounters between animals and humans.

The final patrol along the Boulder Creek Path was set for Sunday. The final week of the month-long initiative, originally to have included daily hazing missions, will have seen just two take place. After a flurry of human-coyote encounters in late December into January, it has been quieter in recent weeks.

“It seems like there were fewer interactions with coyotes, and our hazers are seeing them less,” said Val Matheson, Boulder’s urban-wildlife-conservation coordinator.

The coyote-hazing program was launched Jan. 18 in response to a series of reports involving aggressive coyotes — including one biting of a female jogger — that were recorded on or near the Boulder Creek Path between 30th and 55th streets.

For four weeks, staff from Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks, Boulder police animal-control officers and volunteers patrolled the target area.

“I would say that for the past four weeks, the hazing has been effective,” Matheson said.

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